Lanteens



G. W. PUTNAM.

Lantern.

Patented 0ct 6, 1868iI GEORGE W. PUTNAM, OF BosroN, MASSAGHUSETTS.

Letters .Patent Na. 82,750fdated October 6, 1868; antdated September 26, 1868.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Gsonen W. PU'rNAM, of Boston, in the county'of Sufi'olk, and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in that class of lanterns which are designed torbe more portable than the ordinary or original kind, and which are adjustable, so as to he capable, when not, iu use, of being closed, or arranged so that one part may be fitted within the other.

The invention vconsists inusing, in connection with a lantern of this class, a movable magazine, for holding candles, matches, and other'articles necessary to be used vith a lantern. i

In the accompanying Sheet of drawingsfl Fignre 1 is a vertical section `of my invention, taken'in the line z' z, fig. 2.

Figure 2, a Vertical section of the same, taken in the line z x, fig. 1.

Figure 3, a side view of the same adjusted for use.

Figure 4, an inverted plan or bottom view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents thecase o f the lantern, which is provided, at one side, with a han'dle, B, soapplied that it may be turned close against the side, and be `entirely out of the way,-when not required for use.

'This case maybe of'any suitable 'or' desired form, but I prefer 'to-have it with at least 'ono end or side curved in semioircular form.

C represents a case, constructed so as to correspond in form to the case A, but somewhat smaller, so that C may slide within A,'as shown in figs. land 2.

This case C has a metal strip, a, attached to each side of it, and these strips work through loops, b, attached to the inner surfaces of the opposite sides of the case A, the strips and loops serving as guides for the case C, and also as stops;

The caseC is cut out at its curved or semicircular end, and at the greater portion of its twoadjoining parallel sides, and in this space a piece of mica or other transparent material, e, is placed.

D is what'I term a magazine, constructed of sheet metal, and of such dimensions that it may, when the lantern is not in use, he fittd within the case O, the case A being provided with a cover, d, which, when removed, admits of the magazine being fitted in C.

The magazine is also provided with a cover, e, and it is 'designedto containcandles,^matches, the candlestick or socket, and any other article which is to be used with the lautern. v

One end of, the magazine has a hook-projection, f, attached'to it,,and the corresponding end of thecase O is provided with a loop, g.

When the lantern is adjusted for use, the case C drawn down from A, and the magazine D removed from case C, .the hook-projectiouis fitted in the loop q of case C, as'sho'wn in fig. 3, and the magazine is thus carriedl` when the lantern is in use.

This I consider the most preferable plan, although, if desii'ed, the magazine, which is not very large, may be carried in the pocket.

By this invention,-the lantern may he made much more portable or smaller than it otherwise-could be, as the magazine for holding the articles necessary to be used with the lantern is made separate from it, and, when the lantern is not in use,,may be placed within it, and, when the lantei'n is in use, may be suspended to one side of it, entirely out of the way, so as not to interfere with the carrying of the lantern in the least.

When the magazin'ess inserted in the case 0,' the hook-projectionis inserted in a loop, g', at the inner side of the case, (see ig. 1.)

claim as new, and desire to secure by etters Patent- The employment or'use, with a portable lantern, of a movable magazine, when all are constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

GEORGE W: PUTNAM.

Witnesses FRANKLIN PUrNAM, ALBERT HALE KINGSLEY. 

